Retiring soon? Think of your dental future.

One of the things i see all the time is someone putting off their dental needs only to retire, have a tooth break and not be able to fix it because they are now on a fixed income and don't have the money to pay for what they could have afforded to do only a few years ago.
So do you have large fillings in your teeth that your dentist advised you should be crowned someday? My advice is to approach retirement because those large fillings don't last forever (does anything?) and when a tooth breaks it is seldom another filling. It may mean root canal treatment, internal buildup and crown which is a lot more than it would have cost to fix it when discovered earlier.
Putting off your dental treatment always costs more. Can you afford it after you retire?

Can a dental visit save your life?

Possibly. New medical research has shown a direct link between the bacteria that cause gum disease and the inflammation found in clogged arteries leading to heart disease. So by finding out if you have gum disease (and 75-80% of the adult population does) and then treating it, you can lower one of the risk factors for heart attack.

Even if you don't have many of the better known risk factors, like obesity and smoking, having gum disease (also known as periodontal disease) can still leave you at risk. Even a history of heart disease in your family puts you at greater risk of gum disease affecting your overall health.